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CRC e-Bulletin
April 2010
Community Relations Week 2010
Duncan Morrow introduces Community Relations Week which runs from 26 April to 2 May.
Inside this issue:
Community 1
Relations Week
2010
Live Issues 8 2
Shared Spaces – 3-5
Violence is no longer the daily tragedy of the past decades and yet from Jargon to Action
challenges remain. Agreeing to a new beginning is the first step, but it is
the first in a long road that only ends when the hold of fear and threat on
too much of our life has been removed. Courage and persistence are still Council Member 5
Profile—Dr Leon
required if we are to become a place that is truly shared, fair and peaceful. Litvack
Can we put threat behind us and imagine and create a better future for this
generation and the next? Policy Update 6-7
Changed times need changed conversations. We need fewer
conversations about ‘if we have peace’, and more about ‘now that we have Consultation Hub 8
peace..’. A commitment to shared prosperity needs new conversations
about shared space, about who can live where (and who can’t) and about
who can safely say what and where. The old sores of sectarianism and News, Events and 8-
separation must give way to new conversations and plans about safe and Publications 16
open cities, a real welcome for all and delivering services to everyone –
not just to my crowd or yours.
Community Relations Week provides an opportunity for community and
voluntary organizations as well as public bodies to highlight the way ahead
and to lead the way to a more positive future where diversity is celebrated
and welcomed and interdependence is taken for granted in our way of life.
This year CR week is a platform to think about the future, an opportunity
for this and the next generations as we shape a future free from
sectarianism, racism and segregation. It is time to change the
conversation for ever, talking about how we live together, not why we
can’t.
Almost 150 events have been organized across all parts of Northern
Ireland and beyond. These reflect progress in projects already underway
as well as ideas and plans for future action. Most of these events are open
to the public. We hope that you will find time to attend some of them as we
have conversations which can shape a future which is no longer just
another version of the past.
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Live Issues 8
Patricia O’Neill and Paul Jordan CRC
CRC held its 8th Live Issues Conference on 11th March in the Armagh City Hotel.
The theme for the conference was “What if? Charting the future changes and
opportunities facing the community sector.
The conference sought to adopt a fresh approach to its programme with the
emphasis being on delegates sharing their experiences and reflecting together on
the common issues they are likely to face over the next 5 years.
During the morning session participants were presented with 2 potential scenarios
on DVD; one announcing European Funding was ceasing and the other stating
Northern Ireland had now dealt with the issues surrounding the “Troubles”, and
asked to discuss the consequences of each. The discussions were chaired by
William Crawley, BBC broadcaster and journalist.
Participants considered a range of questions relating to the future of their respective
organisations, including what legacy they believed the European Peace
Programmes had left and how they would cope with reduced/no further funding.
There were a range of responses regarding job security, service provision, the social
impact and the danger of the sector being ‘obliterated.’ However delegates
recognised that in a changing community landscape it was important to effectively
articulate the continued need for community relations work albeit in potentially
different economic and social contexts.
Some felt moving funding to local councils would be beneficial stating ‘local people
know their own problems’, however some voiced concerns regarding ‘majority’
councils and the potential lack of impartiality. There was a general consensus that
the problem of sectarianism and its outworking has not gone away and considerable
work still needs to be done across the sector.
In the afternoon three speakers gave their perspective on dealing with a reduction in
future funding. Sandra Kelso Robb, Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland
delivered a sobering address on the future of the funding landscape. She
emphasised the need for organisations to build up their case for support, evidencing
their work, adding value to service level agreements, downsizing, forming
partnerships, fundraising and showcasing successes.
David Stevens, Corrymeela Community shared his own experiences of steering his
organisation through a restructuring process and the need to reduce staff numbers
and become self-sufficient. David provided practical examples of the challenges
organsations face whilst keeping true to the central purpose of the organisation.
Marie Marin, Employers for Childcare Charitable Group, described how her
organisation moved from being entirely dependent on government funding to
become self financing. Marie outlined her experiences of having to learn new ways
of working and developing a more business focus to some areas of her
organisation’s work in order to secure its medium to long term future
If you would like to
comment or submit The conference ended with a panel debate which gave delegates an opportunity to
an article for this reflect on the contributions they had heard and to share their own experiences and
bulletin or advertise challenges.
a community
relations event or The conference raised a lot of issues and it was apparent that much more
publication, please discussion, training and planning was needed to deal with these. Council staff are
contact Patricia at currently reviewing all the materials gathered on the day with the view to holding a
poneill@nicrc.org.uk series of workshops over the next 6-12 months which will allow a closer examination
or Ellana at and debate of the key issues.
info@nicrc.org.uk.
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Shared Spaces – from Jargon to Action
From left to right, Joost Beundermann, member of the think tank DEMOS, Dr Duncan Morrow, CRC,
Margaret Ritchie MLA, Minister for Social Development, Professor Peter Jones, and Dr Ralf Brand
Getting real about shared space was the theme of an important event held on
Thursday 4 March at Farset International on the west Belfast interface and organised
by the Community Relations Council.
CRC Chief Executive Duncan Morrow said
‘Too many people still think that the shared future debate is about more
meetings. Actually it is about building and planning our towns and cities, sharing
resources so that we can all use the library and the swimming pool, creating a
transport system that takes people throughout the city and not just to one destination
and growing a region where investors want to invest and tourists want to visit are not
put off by endless concerns about violence and conflict ‘
Two of the guest speakers were Dr Ralf Brand, lecturer at the Manchester
Architecture Research Centre and Professor Peter Jones, a transport and
sustainable development specialist. Each sent us a synopsis of their contribution.
Does design make a difference? The views
The impact of design on separation or sharing in Belfast and beyond expressed in this
by Dr Ralf Brand
magazine by
Whether we acknowledge and like it or not: 'Things' like bicycle lanes, walls, rivers, contributors are
playgrounds, in short: our urban environment influences our behaviour. This is not to their own and may
say that it determines our actions; of course, there is an important role for education,
not necessarily be
attitudes, incentives, heroism etc. but we don't live our lives in a material vacuum.
This is a key assumption of the research project “The urban environment – Mirror attributed to the
and mediator of radicalisation?” which is funded by the British Economic and Social CRC.
Research Council (ESRC). ). The presentation on March 4 2010 at the CRC event
“Shared Spaces – from Jargon to Action” focused on the mechanism of how the Compiled and
urban environment influences, solidifies, affects or 'mediates' socio-political
edited by Patricia
conditions. In particular, it highlighted cases from four case study cities where certain
O’Neill and Ellana
– more or less deliberately planned – interventions in the urban fabric stimulated,
enabled or facilitated the sharing of space between different ethnic, religious, linguis- Tomasso
tic or political groups.
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Shared Spaces – from Jargon to Action continued
In order to avoid the misconception that physical interventions can dictate certain
human reactions or that we can simply manipulate our way towards shared spaces it
is important to develop a highly nuanced understanding of the mechanisms that are
at play in such cases. In particular it seems crucial to differentiate between 'things'
that prevent undesired behaviours from those that encourage desired behaviour;
artefacts that enforce certain social practices versus those that enable them; objects
that directly impact on our body (e.g. fence) versus objects with primarily a symbolic
message (e.g. sign of a barking dog); it can also be helpful to distinguish between
neutral and shared space as well as between formally shared spaces (require a
declared willingness to share) and those that happen to be shared simply because of
some other shared interest that 'trumps' sectarian mindsets for practical reasons
(e.g. shared passion for ice hockey).
The third part of the presentation contained concrete examples of the
aforementioned categories from Belfast, Beirut, Berlin and Amsterdam. Images with
succinct captions are available at <www.brandrg.plus.com/CRC/R-Brand-CRC.pdf>.
The evidence gathered in said project clearly indicates that design cannot solve
conflicts and that there are only a few necessary design ingredients of successfully
shared spaces: perceived safety, absence of potentially offending symbolism and
equal treatment. It also became clear that good urban / architectural design must not
be overlooked in reconciliation efforts. Sometimes it is even the seedling of
discussions about reconciliation. What seems even more important than the content
of design is the decision making process . In short: People who genuinely want
peace should consider how the urban environment can be enrolled in their efforts.
Further results, including most contents of a touring project exhibition and a Charter
for Spaces of Positive Encounters, are available at <www.urbanpolarisation.org>. Or
contact <ralf.brand@manchester.ac.uk>.
Rethinking Transport and Connectivity for a Shared City by Prof Peter
Jones. This presentation drew on a discussion paper prepared under an EU Good Relations
funded programme, by Natalya Boujenko (consultant) and Peter Jones (University College
London) for Belfast City Council.
The study identified a number of well known problems faced by the residents of
Belfast, including physical segregation of communities and sectarian tensions;
various degrees of fear, misperception and mistrust; very limited ‘mental maps’ of
what the City has to provide; and real and imagined difficulties in accessing large
parts of the City.
It was recognised that there was much to be gained by addressing these issues
through improvements in mobility and connectivity – in conjunction with initiatives by
If you would like to other sectors – in terms of enlarging labour markets, leading to increases in
comment or submit productivity and higher wages; encouraging inward investment to Belfast; cost
an article for this savings by removal of duplicate services; reduced access times; and stronger
bulletin or advertise community cohesion and improved quality of life.
a community
relations event or The basic philosophy underlying the study’s recommendations was to:
publication, please
contact Patricia at • Expand and broaden the range of ‘shared spaces’ in Belfast
poneill@nicrc.org.uk • Encourage wider travel horizons when looking for employment or health care,
or Ellana at etc. and generally encouraging exploration of the whole City
info@nicrc.org.uk. • Foster community exchange and encourage mutual familiarity and respect
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Shared Spaces – from Jargon to Action continued
Fifteen actions were recommended under six broad headings.
First, ensure that all major new developments are designed to a high quality and
accepted by both communities as shared spaces – places that residents aspire to
visit. Second, improve Belfast’s bus system, by:
1. Providing cross city and orbital routes, to encourage new movement patterns
that are not constrained by historic sectarian divides.
2. Developing the bus system – including bus stop areas – as a mobile shared
space, guaranteeing safe movement for both communities throughout the City;
and use the bus as a community information point.
Third, promote the major arterial routes into Belfast as shared spaces, where new
services are located to serve both communities. This would encourage new
business development in such locations – assisted by the opportunities for passing
trade – and would provide local employment for both communities. Fourth,
encourage cycling – and walking – by developing purpose built, safe networks with
new connections through both communities to jobs and services, thereby increasing
opportunities, as well as encouraging community interaction and improving health.
Fifth, organise high profile events and promote shared activities across the City,
which bring the communities together and encourage exploration of different areas.
For example, initiate a ‘Tour de Belfast’ (which would also promote cycling), organise
City spectaculars and encourage heritage activities. Finally, the study recommended
a ‘Smarter Choices’ exercise to familiarise residents with transport and other
opportunities that the City has to offer, and monitor initiatives to see what works and
could be built on in the future.
We are entering difficult financial times, but many of these recommendations could
be linked to existing initiatives, such as the proposed Rapid Transit System, any
associated reorganisation of existing bus services, and new land use developments
such as Titanic Quarter. Others would be partly self-financing, by leading to
improvements in health, or reductions in unemployment and levels of policing. The views
expressed in this
CRC Council Member Profile—Dr Leon Litvack
magazine by
Dr Leon Litvack is Reader in Victorian Studies at Queen's University, and is a world
contributors are
authority on the life and work of Charles Dickens. A Canadian by birth, he was
their own and may
educated in Toronto (BA 1983), London (MA 1984), and Edinburgh (PhD 1989), and
has lived and worked in Northern Ireland since 1991. He presents programmes on not necessarily be
religion and ethics for BBC Radio Ulster, and has a particular interest in investigating attributed to the
inter-faith issues; he is a regular contributor to Thought for the Day and Prayer for CRC.
the Day. Dr Litvack is also a Trustee of the Charles Dickens Museum in London and
a Governor of the Linen Hall Library in Belfast.
Compiled and
edited by Patricia
O’Neill and Ellana
Tomasso
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Policy Update
During March NI Assembly members submitted a number of questions which were of
particular relevance to community and good relations.
Below are some of the issues raised:
Written and Oral Q&A
OFMDFM
• Community Relations Posts in Local Councils
• Number of victims’ groups funded through OFMDFM
• Eligibility criteria for victims’ groups seeking funding from OFMDFM
• Update on implementation of Victims and Survivors strategy, Comprehensive
Needs Assessment and Victims’ Service
• Victims and Survivors of Conflict funding in Belfast
• Anxiety in the minds of victims and survivors, particularly in light of the absence
of a decision on a proposed victims’ service
• An assessment of the need for a new Non-departmental Public Body for the
Victims and Survivors service, and whether it would be more efficient to place
this service within and existing body
• Update on CSI
• Money spent via small grants to Victims and how many groups/projects
benefited
• Funding available for good relations work in local councils and an update on
Good Relations Strategy
• Methodology for fair employment monitoring
• Recommendations from Parading Working Group and responses from parading
organisations
• Timetable for Executive discussion
DARD
• ‘Invest and Save’ initiative—consideration given to bids that seek to address
communal segregation in service provision and to promote integration
• Famine Commemorations
DCAL
• Update on possible extension of Re-imaging Communities programme
• Ulster Scots Television channel
• How is DCAL encouraging young people to engage in cultural activities in
South Belfast
DE
• Department spend on Irish medium education in last 5 years?
• Department spend on integrated education in last 5 years?
If you would like to
• Irish classes for departmental staff—cost and equality proofed?
comment or submit
an article for this • Funding from IFI to the Department and for what purposes
bulletin or advertise • Cost of translating documents into Irish, Ulster Scots and Braille in 2009
a community • Feasibility of a school dedicated to teaching Ulster Scots language and culture
relations event or
publication, please
DETI
contact Patricia at
poneill@nicrc.org.uk • Interface conflict and Invest NI (Old Mackie’s site, Springfield Road)
or Ellana at • Will DETI consider funding an Orange heritage trail
info@nicrc.org.uk.
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DOE
• RPA—equality and inclusive local government
DRD
• Irish language lessons—assessment of benefits and number of telephone calls in
Irish only
DSD
• Social housing in the Titanic Quarter Development—measures to ensure the
maximum level of social housing and that it is inclusive of all sections of the
community
• ‘Invest to Save’ initiative—consideration given to bids that seek to address
communal segregation in service provision and to promote integration
NI Assembly Commission
• Flags in possession of the Assembly
• Amount spent on flags since 1998
• Statues within parliament buildings—Unionist and Nationalist/Republican
politicians
Assembly Debates
The following was discussed on 2nd March 2010
That the Assembly calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to publish the
long overdue Cohesion, Sharing and Integration strategy by March 2010; believes that
publication would be an illustration of commitment to fruitful working relationships; and
calls for the establishment of a dedicated Executive mechanism and a Standing
Committee, in accordance with Standing Order 50 (2), to encourage, monitor and
scrutinise implementation of the strategy across all government departments.
You can download this debate at
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/record/reports2009/100302.htm#8
Committee Business
OFMDFM Committee 24th March 2010 The views
expressed in this
OFMDFM Committee heard evidence from OFMDFM officials regarding the draft
programme for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration. You can access the Hansard (Official magazine by
Report) at the following link: contributors are
their own and may
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/record/committees2009/
OFMDFM/100324_CohesionIntegrationSharing.htm not necessarily be
attributed to the
CRC.
Compiled and
edited by Patricia
O’Neill and Ellana
Tomasso
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Consultation Hub
Compiled by Gemma Attwood—CRC
Welcome to CRC’s Consultation Finder. This will help you find and participate in
consultations that have community/good relations implications.
Open Consultations
NIO: Local Partnership Working on Policing & Community Safety: A Consultation
Paper. Comments due 6th May 2010. For further information please go to:
http://www.nio.gov.uk/
local_partnership_working_on_policing_and_community_safety__a_consultation_paper.pdf
DETI: Draft Tourism Strategy for Northern Ireland 2020. Comments due 20th May
2010. For further information please go to:
http://www.detini.gov.uk/ni_tourism_20100308.pdf
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission: Good Relations Action Plan for 2010-2011.
Comments due by 4th June 2010. For further information please go to:
www.niassembly.gov.uk/goodrelations.htm
Consultation Responses
CRC recently made a submission to the NIO ‘A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland:
Next Steps’. You can read our submission at
http://www.community-relations.org.uk/fs/doc/NIO-Bill%20of%20Rights%20March%202010-%
20FINAL.doc
News, Events and Publications
Community Relations Groups
We would like to update the list of CR groups on our website. If you are already
listed could you check that your details are OK? If you are not on the list and would
like to be please send details of
Name of Group
Contact Name
Telephone Number
Email Address
Website
Status of organisation:
Number of staff:
If you would like to
Aims and Objectives
comment or submit
Projects and Activities
an article for this
bulletin or advertise
a community You can find groups listed at http://www.community-relations.org.uk/services/
relations event or community-relations-groups/
publication, please
contact Patricia at Please send details to poneill@nicrc.org.uk or phone Patricia O’Neill at 028 9022
poneill@nicrc.org.uk 7500. Thank you.
or Ellana at
info@nicrc.org.uk.
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Open Space
Visitors to CRC will have noticed that the Community Relations Council has
reorganised its office space. This has left an informal area in Reception where
people can chat before going into meetings. If you have an exhibition/photographs/or
information about your group/work you would like to display here please contact Ray
Mullan at rmullan@nicrc.org.uk
Shared Space (issue 9)
CRC’s research journal, has now been published. The current issue contains five
articles on recent research:
Paul Nolan—The Leaders We Deserve?: Leadership and Community Relations
Joanne Murphy—Organisational Change under Environmental Pressure:
Policing Change in Northern Ireland
Peter Geoghegan—The Search for Equality: Race, Religion and Public Policy in
Northern Ireland
Gladys Ganiel—Surveying Religion’s Public Role: Perspectives on Reconciliation,
Diversity and Ecumenism in Northern Ireland
Siobhan McAlister, Phil Scraton and Deena Haydon—‘Insiders’ and ‘Outsiders’:
Young People, Place and Identity in Northern Ireland
Free subscription to Shared Space (published twice a year) is available on request
from CRC (rmullan@nicrc.org.uk). Copies of the text will also be available in due
course for downloading from the CRC website. Back copies are also available on the
website.
Community Relations Award 2010
The Community Relations Council invites nominations for its 2010 Award for
exceptional contribution to inter-community relations by an individual.
This annual award, in the form of a bronze sculpture, was created in 2006 and was
awarded for the first time in April 2006 during Community Relations Week. It was
also awarded during last year’s Community Relations Week.
The criteria for consideration of nominations of individuals for the Community
Relations Award are:
The views
expressed in this
• Evidence of exceptional, sustained and long term commitment to community
relations work magazine by
• Evidence of commitment beyond single community across Northern Ireland contributors are
and/or across the Border
• An embodiment of CRC values their own and may
• Evidence of impact on the thinking around community relations issues. not necessarily be
Self-nominations will not be accepted and CRC staff and existing CRC Members attributed to the
may not be nominated. Family relatives of CRC staff and Members are also CRC.
ineligible.
Nominations should be submitted to the Community Relations Council on an official Compiled and
CRC nomination form, available on the CRC website
http://www.community-relations.org.uk/fs/doc/CR_Award_form2.doc or on request edited by Patricia
from CRC reception, by Monday 12 April 2010. O’Neill and Ellana
Tomasso
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Decisions on the winner of the 2010 Community Relations Award will be announced and
awarded during Community Relations Week, 26 April - 2 May 2010.
The Community Relations Council looks forward to receiving your nomination.
The application form requests the following information:
• Name, address and contact number of nominating person or organisation
• Name of person nominated
• Relevant background information on the nominee to enable CRC to judge against
the set criteria
Questionnaire to Inform CRC Research on Priorities and Strategic Direction
For CR In NI 2010-2015
Good Relations Associates (GRA) is carrying out research on behalf of Community
Relations Council (CRC) to review the priorities and strategic direction of Community
Relations in Northern Ireland. This will involve:
• Reviewing all Community Relations and Cultural Diversity funding/grant-aid
programmes and their fitness for purpose
• Identifying the current needs of CR and Cultural Diversity Sectors
• Detailing the extent to which needs are being met and a gap analysis
• Identifying areas of strategic priority for CR and cultural diversity sectors of the
next 3-5 years
We invite you to contribute to this process by answering the following questionnaire in
person, by email or through sending completed hard copy. Download the questionnaire
from the following link.
http://www.community-relations.org.uk/fs/doc/quest2010.doc
Crosslinks
‘Lift the Label’ Performance 18th & 19th April 2010 @ Stranmillis Theatre.
Doors open 7pm
Participants of Crosslinks, aged 14-18yrs, are showcasing the work they have produced
over the past year, while exploring the themes of stereotypes, prejudice and labelling
through art, drama, dance and singing. Crosslinks is a cross community, arts-based
youth program partnering Youth Initiatives, Chinese Welfare Association and
If you would like to CFC:Merge. For more information or tickets please contact Lynda Whinnery tel: 028 90
comment or submit 43 1139.
an article for this
bulletin or advertise Take a Fresh Look at Equality
a community
relations event or Ashton Community Trust and Mount Vernon Community Development Forum through its
publication, please REAL Good Relations Project in North Belfast are arranging a free workshop to raise
contact Patricia at awareness of equality and subsequent rights
poneill@nicrc.org.uk
At this informal but formative session- participants will have a chance to take a fresh look
or Ellana at
at the equality laws (age, religion, sex, pay, race, sexual orientation and disability) that
info@nicrc.org.uk.
protect us all.
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Pamela Hughes from the Equality Commission will offer information and guidance on
areas such as
• Equality laws made easy
• Services of the Commission
• The effects of ignoring discrimination
• Identifying discrimination and the actions you can take
You are cordially invited to attend.
The workshop will take place at the Bridge of Hope facility 64 Duncairn Gardens on
the 14th of April 2010 commencing at 10.00am for registration
A light lunch will be served at approximately 12.45pm
For further details and to register contact
Moyra Wylie or Jim Deery
REAL Project 174 Duncairn Gardens North Belfast BT15 2GB
Phone: 028 90 751973
E Mail: jim@ashtoncentre.com
E Mail: moyra.wylie@ntlworld.com
“Are We Still Winning” (Reloaded)
30th April, NICVA Building, Belfast
Conference on Sectarianism and Racism. Ashton Community Trust and Mount
Vernon Community Development Forum contribution to Community Relations Week.
Speakers will include: Duncan Morrow, Avila Kilmurray, Rev John Dunlop and Dawn
Purvis. For more information please contact Moyra Wylie at
moyra.wylie@ntlworld.com or Jim Deery at jim@ashtoncentre.com by telephone on
028 9075 1973
Preview of the 2009 Young Life and Times Survey Results
Every year, ARK offers policy makers, researchers and anyone concerned with young
people’s issues an opportunity to get an overview of the key results of the most recent
YLT survey before the full survey results are being released to the general public. The
2009 YLT survey results preview event is held in the Office of the Northern Ireland The views
Commissioner of Children and Young People (NICCY) on 26th April 2010, 12.30- expressed in this
14.30. NICCY is located at 17-25 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BA.
magazine by
Key findings will be presented on the issues of community relations, volunteering and contributors are
attitudes to mental health services for young people. Co-presenters of the findings will
be Wendy Osborne (OBE), Director of the Volunteer Development Agency, and their own and may
Meave Hully, Chief Officer of the Patient and Client Council. To register for the event not necessarily be
and for more information email: d.schubotz@qub.ac.uk or ring 028 9097 3947.
attributed to the
Clones E8.5mn PEACE III Iconic Sport Facility CRC.
Jason Donaghy is conducting a cross border and cross community sports and com-
munity relations survey on behalf of Clones Regeneration Partnership Ltd and Clones Compiled and
Erne East Sports Partnership’s PEACE III ‘Common Grounds’ Project which is the
edited by Patricia
foundation for their new Iconic €8.5 million PEACE III funded Cross Border and Cross
Community Shared Space Sports Facility which shall open in 2012 in Clones. O’Neill and Ellana
Tomasso
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What’s your perception of the role of sport (in all its forms) in promoting participation,
the celebration of diversity and a sense of genuine shared space in Fermanagh and
Monaghan for all sections of the community regardless of their background? What’s
your experiences of sport and community relations? Have they be good, bad or in-
different? Does sport and recreation help support or damage community relations
within and between our communities and on a cross border basis? To what extent
do you think we can participate in sport which is traditionally seen as belonging to
the “other side”?
He’d really appreciate your opinions and thoughts on these issues. Your input will
influence and shape the running and nature of the new sports facility.
Your responses to the online survey which I promise will take no longer than 5
minutes to complete, shall be completely confidential and anonymous. You are
not asked to identify yourself. Further, your email address is not tracked. ‘Copy and
paste’ the address below into your address bar in your browser and hit ‘RETURN’.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
Clones_Erne_East_Iconic_Shared_Space_Sports_Facility
In order to ensure that this sport and community relations study leaves a real legacy
for Monaghan and Fermanagh, might I ask you please to forward this email to those
within your circle of friends and family contacts in order that we get as full and
representative a picture as possible. Your support in this regard would be
immensely welcome and invaluable.
Thank you for giving this email your attention. Please do take 5 minutes and
complete the survey.
Sincere thanks.
Jason Donaghy Associates Consulting
56 Cloy Road
Brown's Cross
Ederney
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
BT93 1JH
Tel: 028 686 33198
Mob: 0781 407 4977
E-mail: jason@jasondonaghyconsulting.co.uk
Web: www.jasondonaghyconsulting.co.uk
The Irish School of Ecumenics
If you would like to The Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, is committed to the study and
comment or submit promotion of dialogue, peace and reconciliation in Ireland and around the world. It is
an article for this recognized for its interdisciplinary approach to taught programmes and research
bulletin or advertise drawing on the fields of politics, sociology, ethics, theology and religion.
a community
relations event or Applications are now invited for the postgraduate programmes it offers in Dublin and
publication, please Belfast starting in September 2010:
contact Patricia at
poneill@nicrc.org.uk M. Phil. in International Peace Studies (Dublin)
or Ellana at
M. Phil. in Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies (Dublin) - NEW
M. Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation (Belfast) - NEW
info@nicrc.org.uk.
Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict and Dispute Resolution Studies (Dublin)
M. Litt. / Ph.D. programmes (Dublin and Belfast)
Further details on courses, fees and Scholarships at www.tcd.ie/ise
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Community Relations Week 2010
Community Relations Council is pleased to announce Community Relations Week
2010.
Monday 26 April – Sunday 1 May 2010.
Media launches will occur in the week prior to CR Week.
The programme will be on the website, www.nicrc.org.uk soon.
Changing the conversation: A Shared Future for a New Generation
Tuesday 27th April, W5, The Odyssey Arena, Belfast. 12 noon - 4.30pm
The Community Relations Council cordially invites you to this conference, organised in
partnership with Youthnet. It will highlight and discuss the contribution of children and
young people to community relations work, the role of youth work in conflict transfor-
mation and reconciliation, and recommendations for the future.
You will hear from young people and their champions on the issues that impact on
their lives, the challenges faced by young people and youth workers, and how these
challenges should be addressed.
Part of the conference proceedings will involve a political panel, aimed to give local
representatives an opportunity to put forward their vision for the sector and discuss the
role of young people in building a cohesive and shared society.
To register or for more information please contact:
Susanna Philips, Community Relations Council
Phone: 028 9022 7500
Email: sphilips@nicrc.org.uk
CRC Resource Fair
CRC is hosting a Resource Fair showcasing the resources and training services that
are available from CRC funded groups.
The Fair will be held in St Columb’s Park House, 4 Limavady Road, L’Derry on Friday
30th April between 11am and 2pm.
The views
This is an opportunity to come and see the most up-to-date training and resources expressed in this
available in the sector.
magazine by
Please contact Ellana Tomasso on 9022 7500 or email etomasso@nicrc.org.uk to contributors are
confirm your attendance. their own and may
Ending Hate in our Communities not necessarily be
attributed to the
27th April Belfast
CRC.
Half-day workshop designed by the Centre for Prevention of Hate Crime. It aims to
give participants an understanding of the extent of bias, harassment and hate crimes
in their community and the impact of bias and harassment on those targeted, as well Compiled and
as practical skills to help them respond to and prevent hate crime. For more
information or to book a place call Leish Dolan on 028 9032 0202 (extension 6028) or edited by Patricia
email dolanl@belfastcity.gov.uk. O’Neill and Ellana
Tomasso
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Unite against Hate
Unite against hate contribution to the Community Relations Week
Launch of the Unite Toolkit for schools
Unite at lunch with Tim McGarry
28 April 2010 at 12.00
Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
INCORE 11th International Summer School 2010
INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute) at the University of Ulster wishes
you to invite you to the 11th International Summer School. The 2010 International
Summer School will run from 7th-11th June. The Summer School will be based on the
historic Magee Campus in the city of Derry/Londonderry, on the shores of Lough Foyle
in the north west of Northern Ireland, easily accessible by road, rail and air.
For more information visit: http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/courses/ss/
The INCORE Summer School provides a structured learning opportunity to analyse the
dynamic and constantly changing field of conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Focusing on the latest research and concepts in peace and conflict studies and
practice; participants are invited to compare, contrast and learn from different
perspectives. The School offers a unique opportunity to create links between theory,
practice and policy. Special attention is given to how the experience and research of
both practitioners and academics can impact upon policy makers within the field of
conflict resolution, peacemaking, peacebuilding and reconciliation.
This year we are offering three courses to choose from:
* Peacemaking and Peacebuilding: Exploring the Lessons Learned from Northern
Ireland
This course will provide a unique opportunity to examine the trends, opportunities and
challenges that Northern Ireland faces in relation to addressing the causes and
consequences of conflict, state building, and political, economic and social
transformation. Northern Ireland has much to share with other societies emerging from
conflict and this intensive focus on the lessons emerging from a post-accord society is a
must for policymakers, practitioners and academics with an interest in conflict resolution
and peacebuilding initiatives. The course will combine both traditional lectures, guest
speakers involved in peacemaking and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, and a
case-study based approach. The course will be facilitated by Prof Brandon Hamber and
Grainne Kelly (INCORE).
* Evaluation in Conflict Prone Settings
The course covers the basics of conducting evaluations of initiatives in conflict-prone
settings. The focus of the course is not limited to peacebuilding initiatives, but applies to
the evaluation of the full spectrum of initiatives: development, humanitarian, private
sectors, community development, and so on. Similarly, the term "conflict-prone" is
broadly defined in the course. It can be applied to community work on interface areas of
inner-cities, or it can be applied to more conventional, protracted, militarized conflicts.
The course will be facilitated by Dr Kenneth Bush (INCORE) and Colleen Duggan
(IDRC).
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• Interpersonal Reconciliation after Violent Political Conflict
This course explores some of the key challenges and dynamics of
reconciliation between people who have been directly involved in and/or
affected by violent political conflict. The focus will be on what has aptly been
described as the "heart of deep peacemaking and cultural peacebuild-
ing" (Ramsbotham), on reconciliation at the interpersonal level. The course
will be co-facilitated by former combatants and survivors of the conflict in and
about Northern Ireland, who have also become experienced reconciliation
practitioners on the islands of Ireland and Great Britain and beyond. The
course will be facilitated by Dr Wilhelm Verwoerd (Glencree Centre for Peace
and Reconciliation), Alistair Little (Irish Peace Centres) and Don Browne
(Independent Facilitator).
Northern Ireland Programme
Alongside these modules, we also run the Northern Ireland programme to provide
participants with an opportunity to network with others, gaining a deeper insight into
into the causes and consequences of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The
Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) at the University of Ulster will be running their
Summer School entitled "Gender, Conflict and Transition" in the same week as the
INCORE Summer School, see http://transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk/events_news/
summer_school_2010.html in the same week. Participants from the TJI Summer
School will join INCORE Summer School participants during the Northern Ireland
Programme and for social events.
Previous participants of the INCORE Summer School have included USAID,
European Union DG External Relations, UK Department for International
Development, World Food Programme, UN Department for Peacekeeping
Operations (DPKO) and others. The INCORE Summer School is recognised by
UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) Programme of
Correspondence Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations, and may form part of The
Certificate-of-Training In Peace Support Operations (COTIPSO) Programme. Visit
www.unitarpoci.org for further details.
For more details
Visit: http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/courses/ss/
Contact details
The views
Email: school@incore.ulst.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 28 7137 5500 Fax: +44 (0) 28 7137 5510 expressed in this
INCORE, University of Ulster, Aberfoyle House, Northland Road, Derry/Londonderry, magazine by
Northern Ireland, BT48 7JL
contributors are
The Learning Lab their own and may
not necessarily be
The Learning Lab organised jointly by the British Council and the Forum on
Immigration and Communications in Dublin opens a cross-sectoral learning attributed to the
environment for a focused discussion on the theme of identities aligned with the CRC.
concept of social justice. Aiming to tackle questions on race, ethnicity, class,
sexuality, gender, culture, language and religion, youth and age, Learning Lab will Compiled and
run for three successive days with labs scheduled for April, May and September
edited by Patricia
2010. To find out more about Learning Lab please contact Liz McBain at
liz.mcbain@britishcouncil.org or visit Learning Lab http://www.learninglab.ie/ O’Neill and Ellana
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Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Consultation on Good Relations Action Plan 2010-2011 period
Community Relations
Council 2 April – 4 June 2010
Glendinning House
6 Murray Street The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission has developed a Good Relations Action
Belfast Plan for the 2010-2011 period.
BT1 6DN
Tel: 028 9022 7500 The Commission welcomes the views and comments of all interested individuals and
Email: info@nicrc.org.uk
organisations. A copy of the Good Relations Action Plan and consultation process is
Promoting a available on the Assembly website at:
peaceful and fair www.niassembly.gov.uk/goodrelations.htm
society based on
reconciliation and or by contacting the
mutual trust
Commission Support and Compliance Unit, Room 54,
WWW.NICRC.ORG.UK Parliament Buildings, Stormont,
Belfast, BT4 3XX
equality@niassembly.gov.uk
Tel: 028 90 418 377
Fax: 028 90 521142
Text phone: 028 90 521209
Building Trust in Policing with Young People
‘Building Trust in Policing with Young People’ a research report by Elizabeth Nelson,
Ruari-Santiago McBride, Olivia O’Riordan and Paul Smyth has been published by the
Institute of Conflict Research together with Achieve Enterprises (Public Achievement),
it explores the views, experiences and aspirations of young people on the subject of
policing and justice.
Available free of charge from Public Achievement tel 02890-442818 and
downloadable from www.publicachievement.com
CRC Staff
Posters available from Since January CRC has recruited two new members of staff, Anne O’Donoghue,
CRC phone 90227500 Finance Officer (Maternity cover), and Jo-Ann Daly, Administrative Officer, both within
and ask for Patricia
O’Neill or Ellana the European Programme.
Tomasso or email
info@nicrc.org.uk Three members of staff have also left CRC for new challenges. In January Maurna
Crozier retired from her position of Cultural Diversity Director. Also in January Ali
McAllister moved on from her post as Shared Future Officer in the Policy Programme.
In February Jim Dennison moved on from his post as European Programme
Director. We wish them all well.